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Patrick Leahy: “Our children and grandchildren are going to have to pay in the future for every extra dollar we borrow and spend, and…”

On the recordMarch 3, 2010
Our children and grandchildren are going to have to pay in the future for every extra dollar we borrow and spend, and that is not something I want to be able to tell them.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy expresses concern about future debt impacting children and grandchildren.

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